Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard blasts 'diver' Phil Neville

I think that Phil Neville badly let his manager down. His manager did every paper, every radio station and every TV channel, talking about Luis Suarez

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard

Gerrard laid into the Everton skipper Neville after he was booked for a blatant dive in Sunday’s 2-2 Merseyside derby draw.

Neville’s yellow card came after Toffees boss Moyes had criticised Liverpool striker Luis Suarez before the game for his diving.

Neville was cautioned just before half-time after falling to the ground, despite Liverpool defender Daniel Agger making no contact with him.

Gerrard said: “I think that Phil Neville badly let his manager down. His manager did every paper, every radio station and every TV channel, talking about Luis Suarez.

“Then his captain, who is meant to be setting an example, blatantly dives.

“If David Moyes is a real man and a real manager, which I think he is, then he will be speaking to Phil Neville about it.

“With what he said about Luis Suarez before, David Moyes was trying to get in the referee’s head, which is fine, that’s all part of the game, stuff like that, but you don’t expect your captain to dive like that.”

Neville apologised for the dive afterwards, saying: “It was a stupid thing to do. I won’t do it again.”

Suarez did a swallow dive in front of Moyes’ dug-out after his shot was deflected in for Liverpool’s first.

But he said: “It was not meant to be provocative. I decided on a special celebration of my goals in the derby.”